The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-04-09
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Your City Of White Oaks, isone
Of the pictures OF Nature, that has
impressed my mind with it's beau
tinl surroundings, as no other
place ever has, except it may be
the home Of my childhood. The
mountain scenery, Baxter, Lone,
Garlic and NO2al, haunt my dFeams
vt night, their hidden wealth en-.
tiee my daily thoughts into vain
ahticlp.tions of wha: wonld try
o. do, II the tates and Dame For
tune would smile upon nay hope,
and ambition. The sunshine an,
warmth Of Your climate are in
ouch contrast 20 the cloud and
tnON drifts that we have beer
forced to endure since the 25tl
day OF Nov. last. Even NOW, We
haVO five feet OF snow in the woods,
and in the open fields there NJ,
drifts twenty five fses deep. To
day it If sHsvinH hnrd alread,
nearly six inches eli the beautiful
has fallen, and men Gnd women
WIKI the power. az lsconotion cor
TIME to sssy h.re. Even thos,
who have gene ont trem th.iI
hSmes in the blsgk winter climate
tti!l long ~ Nme back t. thei.
first loVe -i'it born in us'!-w,
stay here and complain Of the i'll,
OF our climate We e. away an.
remember only the yl.asvfee ",
have islt ntke old home. Wheth
~ We so +f stay, there DIVA.
confront. u, the great question q
"Il're Te can go to find rect
Where - ueaee, and where !, con
t'ntmen = The year, IF eur se.r.l
Tor il f,il"" oich other raYiIly.
and ve find it not. We look upol
tie I"Sers w the roadside, upol
tn trees 81 ia. FOREST. the w,yln,
g'''s, aud the everlasting hill,
Thy 'erm - Is at p~.c,, M,
resting in the srEs ~ Mature
One consolation We have, ther, +
IL limit ia this earthly unrest
when "nr career GA earth j. ended
We shall 6e st rest under III. gre.
sod that encloSes the couniles
millions Whohsve waited snt cue,
TONED threugh their earthly nj.
grmage, a. We are doing, and In